Spool thread-guide and binder.



A. ROLLER. sPooL THREAD GUIDE AND BINDER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1913.

1,088,781 Patented Mar. 3, 1914.

.MAF M ALIGE ROLLER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPOOL THREAD-GUIDE AND BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mal'. 3, 1914.

Application led September 27, 1913. Serial No. 792,097.

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, Amor. ROLLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New York city, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spool Thread-Guides and Binders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved thread guide and retaining attachment for spools of cotton, silk or linen thread, in fact, for spol threads of all kinds.

The object of this invention is to provide a frame that can be detachably applied to a tliread-spool and `which is adapted to act as a guide for the thread, when said thread is unwound from the spool, and also to hold said thread from being prematurely unwound. My attachment is so constructed that it can be applied to spools of various sizes.

I lwill now proceed to describe my inventionJ in detail, the novel features of which I will point out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a side View ofI my improvement illustrated as connected to a threadspool. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail view, the section being taken on a line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view 4of a modified form of my improvement. Fig. 5 is a side View thereof; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged crosssectional view, the section` being taken on a line 6-6 in Fig. 5.

As herein illustrated my device consists of a frame 1 made preferably of resilient material that can be stamped into a substantially U-shaped forni, having inwardly directed keepers 2 consisting of a plurality of yieldable members, 2a and 3. The purpose or function of the keepers 2 is to retain the frame in position upon a spool by engaging the opening 4 or rather the wall 5 of the spool which surrounds the opening, the spool being indicated by 6. The function of the frame 1 .is to serve as a guide for the thread 7 when said thread is unwound from the spool; and to adapt the frame for such purpose I provide the bridge-member 8 thereof with an opening 9 and a slot 10 in communication therewith. To secure the end of the thread, I provide a catch l1 which is struck up from the material of the frame i. The catch 11 lies close to the upper surface of lthe bridge member 8 in order that it will not catch in other fabric articles with which it may come in contact.

The members 2 and 3 'of the keepers 2 are made yieldable in order that the said retaining members will be rendered adaptable to enter openings of various sizes. The frame will therefore be adapted for application to spools of different diameters, as the central openings in spools usually vary with the diameter of thespools. The frame is held in place by virtue of the resiliency of the end or side-bars 12 and 13. To remove tlie frame, the end bars 12 and 13 will be sprung apart sufficiently to cause the keepers 2 to clear the ends of the spool. The frame will be applied in a similar manner.

It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1 that the member 3 is shorter than the member 2, this beingl done to prevent any sharp edges from projecting beyond the ends of the spool, for when the frame is in position on a spool the lower member 3 will lie completely Within the opening 4. Although the keepers 2 enter the opening in a spool they do not prevent the rotation of the spool, as the said spool may be turned by the application of a little pressure; the resiliency of the members 2 and 3 do, however, prevent the said frame from turning under normal conditions, and hence the thread will not become unwound prematurely. To unwind the thread it is but necessary to release it from the catch 11, and draw the thread through the opening 9, at the same time either rotating the spool on the frame or the frame on the spool.

The modified form of frame illustrated in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 consists of a plurality of extensibly connected resilient members 12 and 13, each member being provided with a hole 13 and connecting slot 14., as well as a catch 15. To render the said members extensible, I provide each one with ears 16 which are adapted to be turned over and engage the body portion of the adjacent frame-member, as shown in Fig. 6. ears 1G keep the frame-members in alinement and also keep them from separating, at the same time allowing them to be adjusted longitudinally, by the application of a little force. in order that spools of different lengths can be accommodated. In other respects both forms of frame are the same.

The l My improved guides and holders can advantageously be applied to spool-racks or stands which usually carry a. number of spools of thread of various sizes.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure .by Letters Pat.

ent is:

-A thread guide consisting of a, U-shaped resilient frame provided with an opening for the passage of thread and a slot in communication therewith, a catch for the thread adjacent said opening, keepers carried by said frame adapted to engage the central openingof. a spool, said keepers consisting of a. plurality of angularly disposed resilient members, one of the members being shorter than the other member.

Signed at New York city, N. Y. this 25 day of September 1913.

ALICE RoLLER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD A. JARVIS, MAURICE Bnocx. 

